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SAIC · 3 hours ago

Network Engineer Principal

SAIC is excited to announce an Engineering role on the Network Information Technology Enterprise Services (NITES) supporting our government customer NORAD NORTHCOM in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This position requires an engineering technical expert to support various Wide Area Networks (WANs) and local area networks (LANs), leading a team of technicians and ensuring operations align with DoD mandates.

Information TechnologySecurityService IndustrySoftware
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Work & Life Balance
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Responsibilities

Tier III O&M of Juniper and Cisco routers include extensive troubleshooting at the layer 2 and layer 3 level and implementation of routing changes
Implementation of routing and troubleshooting issues related to the following protocols OSPF, BGP, MPLS, VRF’s, VPN’s
Support technical exchange meetings to help resolve other ISP and application owner issues
Support problem management to conduct root cause analysis of recurring issues
Provide day-to-day Operations and Maintenance (O&M) support for incident management events and outages
Candidate will be on call after hours on a rotational basis
Display a moderate understanding of the cyclical nature of Risk Management Framework in the context of DoW implementation
Understanding of various types of Risk as applicable to multifaceted projects
Ability to clearly articulate complex technology and artifacts
Align concepts of work being performed to organizational goals
Prioritize multiple projects and division of labor among different teams
Explain a continual improvement change process in an enterprise environment
Familiarization supporting multiple agencies with competing priorities

Qualification

Cisco routersJuniper routersOSPFBGPSecurity+CCNACCNPMPLSVPNRisk Management FrameworkITSM practicesSystem documentationDiagrammingTechnical leadership

Required

Required Clearance TS with SCI eligibility
Bachelor's degree in engineering, Cyber, IT Business preferred and 9 years of experience or equivalent experience in lieu of degree
Must comply with DoD 8570 Information Assurance Technical (IAT) Level 2 Certification (i.e. Security+)
Certified Cisco Network Associate (CCNA) is required

Preferred

CCNP is highly preferred
Experience with military or coalition air domain operations and communications systems
Familiarity with DoD architecture frameworks and system acquisition lifecycle
Prior experience supporting joint or coalition DoD networks
Strong system documentation, diagramming, and technical leadership skills

Company

SAIC specializes in IT, enterprise IT, engineering, and professional services.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$522.13M
Key Investors
U.S. Geothermal
2025-09-22Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2010-09-13Post Ipo Equity· $22M
2006-10-13IPO

Leadership Team

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Robert Fecteau
IT Advisor to CEO
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Prabu Natarajan
Chief Financial Officer
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